11/17/12

Naomi Klein on Capitalism and Climate Change

Naomi Klein, author of the international bestseller The Shock Doctrine,
says the tragic destruction of Hurricane Sandy can also be the catalyst
for the transformation of politics and our economy. She’s been in New
York visiting the devastated areas — including those where “Occupy
Sandy” volunteers are unfolding new models of relief — as part of her
reporting for a new book and film on climate change and the future, and
joins Bill to discuss hurricanes, climate change, and democracy.
“Let’s rebuild by actually getting at the root causes. Let’s respond
by aiming for an economy that responds to the crisis both [through]
inequality and climate change,” Klein tells Bill. “You know, dream big.”

Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.Benjamin FranklinOne has not only a legal, but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.Martin Luther King

"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves."Abraham Lincoln

“If tyranny and oppression come to this land it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.”James Madison